These medications are used to decrease side effects of antipsychotic medications

Antimuscarinics
Antihistaminics
Dopamine Agonists

These medications are used to decrease symptoms and provide maintance therapy for bipolar disorder

Mood Stabilizers

These medications are aimed at improving attention and to decrease hyperactivity, distractibility and impulsivity

Psychostimulants

These medications are used to sedate in low doses and to induce sleep in larger doses

Sedatives or Hypnotics

The purpose of using ______ medications is to:
Relieve or reduce symptoms of dysfunctional thoughts, moods or actions mental illness or disorder
Improve Clients Functioning
Increase clients adherence and amenability to other therapies

Involuntary repeated movements of the muscles of the face, limbs, and trunk.Facial movements including tongue thrusting and writhing, lip pursing or smacking, facial grimaces and chewing movements. THIS IS A PERMANANT CONDITION

Tardive Dyskinesa

protecting the self from an unpleseant reality by refusal to percive or face it

Denial

Using contrrived explanations to conceal, disguise or justify unworthy motives for ones behaviors

Rationalization

Placing responsibilities for ones unacceptable motives, characteristics or behaviors on another person